Meta getting rid of fact checking and moving content moderation to Texas because CA is viewed as too Liberal

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Yes, Texas, the most restrictive state in the country when it comes to banning books and free speech, is viewed as less restrictive than California. What a total crock of shit. Zuckerberg is also shamelessly kissing Trump's ass in his address about it.

I have never engaged in political discussion on Instagram and love that it's always been one of the few safe havens from all of it. That will all change now.

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More Speech and Fewer Mistakes | Meta

We're ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model.
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  • Starting in the US, we are ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model.
  • We will allow more speech by lifting restrictions on some topics that are part of mainstream discourse and focusing our enforcement on illegal and high-severity violations.
  • We will take a more personalized approach to political content, so that people who want to see more of it in their feeds can.
 
I don't care so much that people can say what they want, I just like having safe spaces where that sort of conversation is off the table period regardless of party affiliation or whatever. That is no longer the case anywhere it seems.
 
So basically legacy social media wants to win the race against legacy news on which can become the less relevant faster. As their viewers and users dwindle down to almost entirely right wing trolls they’ll still make “half the country!” statements based on the 0.03% of the country that are still active users.

Reports on social media active accounts and followers are a bigger lie than the stolen election.
 
Shame.

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Zuck tapped Dana White (another Trump honk) to join the Meta Board. I want to dump Meta, but isn't this a typical ploy of an invastion? Control the media, and cut off all other sources. Then control the narrative?

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Zuckerberg Taps UFC President Dana White To Join Meta’s Board Of Directors

White has grown closer with Zuckerberg in recent years as the tech billionaire has attended several UFC fights and provided advice on the use of artificial intelligence on UFC fighter rankings.
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Zuck tapped Dana White (another Trump honk) to join the Meta Board. I want to dump Meta, but isn't this a typical ploy of an invastion? Control the media, and cut off all other sources. Then control the narrative?

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Zuckerberg Taps UFC President Dana White To Join Meta’s Board Of Directors

White has grown closer with Zuckerberg in recent years as the tech billionaire has attended several UFC fights and provided advice on the use of artificial intelligence on UFC fighter rankings.
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You have to wonder how they see this benefiting their bottom line, do they think this move will drive more users to their platform which has been on the decline for years?

As one seeking a safer place from this sort of language it's deflating, Mastodon is limited and niche, and BlueSky seems to be struggling to take off so right now there are no real viable alternatives. On a personal note I figure it does me good to stay off social media anyway outside of my photography stuff, that's all I truly care about anyway.
 
Eric said:
You have to wonder how they see this benefiting their bottom line, do they think this move will drive more users to their platform which has been on the decline for years?

As one seeking a safer place from this sort of language it's deflating, Mastodon is limited and niche, and BlueSky seems to be struggling to take off so right now there are no real viable alternatives. On a personal note I figure it does me good to stay off social media anyway outside of my photography stuff, that's all I truly care about anyway.
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I am thinking along those same lines, and actually been trying to keep my head down and focus on other things.

My first thought is "Great!", but then I start to doubt if that is what they (MAGA) wants all along. Not saying there is anything that any of us can do at this point, I am just a conflicted and I am working through it. I would love to just ignore the noise, be nice to others, and take care of my "own"...
 
Um, wow.

Meta’s new “free speech” policy — including scaling back content moderation and moving content moderation from California to Texas — is a mess for many reasons.
Among them: Under Meta’s new policy, certain online attacks are banned unless the target is LGBTQ, in which case the attacks are allowed.
Yes you read that right: There’s a queer exception to Meta’s restrictions on attacks on people, specifically:
  1. Meta’s policy bans allegations of mental illness unless the person is LGBTQ, in which case you can falsely say the person is mentally ill:
(The policy uses the word “transgenderism,” echoing right wing terminology.)
  1. Meta’s policy specifically authorizes attacks on trans people by banning advocacy to exclude people from public spaces unless the person is trans:
 
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A tech reporter said these are all insecure men with an extremely low threshold for criticism. They also believe their wealth means they should be free from criticism. On the leff there is always going to be criticism because there are so many tents and a good deal of criticism specifically because of the level of wealth. On the right you just have to validate their world view unrelated to your actions and you're good. However, as things have shifted I think they miscalculated because they are also engaging in class warfare and they jumped on the perceived side of the working class who they are at war with. My advise to them - STFU and enjoy your wealth.
 
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A tech reporter said these are all insecure men with an extremely low threshold for criticism. They also believe their wealth means they should be free from criticism. On the leff there is always going to be criticism because there are so many tents and a good deal of criticism specifically because of the level of wealth. On the right you just have to validate their world view unrelated to your actions and you're good. However, as things have shifted I think they miscalculated because they are also engaging in class warfare and they jumped on the perceived side of the working class who they are at war with. My advise to them - STFU and enjoy your wealth.
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The way they revel in their wealth and influence while looking down on regular people is sickening. It's hard to believe that at one point I respected Mark Zuckerberg, he's turned into a sniveling little weasel who just wants all the other billionaires to like him.

He's spent almost $15 million a year on personal security, have a feeling he's going to need it. There's a class war coming.
 
A man in touch with the people - Zuckerberg wore a $900k watch while announcing Meta’s end to fact checking.

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‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes

Meta's decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" has sparked widespread backlash at the company.
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Meta employees are furious with the company’s newly announced content moderation changes that will allow users to say that LGBTQ+ people have “mental illness,” according to internal conversations obtained by 404 Media and interviews with five current employees. The changes were part of a larger shift Mark Zuckerberg announced Monday to do far less content moderation on Meta platforms.

“I am LGBT and Mentally Ill,” one post by an employee on an internal Meta platform called Workplace reads. “Just to let you know that I’ll be taking time out to look after my mental health.”
 
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